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A convicted sex offender recently released from prison is accused of attempting to sexually assault a South Carolina college student, according to authorities.

A Florida sex offender was arrested for allegedly stalking a 10-year-old girl and her mother at a Miami Home Depot, caught on camera, police said.

Scott David Bixler, a West Virginia sex offender, pleaded guilty after attempting to purchase a 7-year-old girl in Mexico.

Jacob Wetterling was abducted near his Minnesota home in 1989. For decades the case went cold. Until a sex offender confessed to his killing.

A new investigation reportedly claims hundreds of law enforcement officers in the United States may have sexually abused children.

A convicted sex offender in Maryland has been arrested after his parole officer was found dead inside his apartment, officials said.

A convicted sex offender in Arizona was arrested after he was supposed to register as a sex offender, but instead faked his own death, according to authorities.

Houston police claim a restaurant employee caught putting his genitals in food was later found with child porn on his phone following an investigation.

A New York man will spend life in prison for the dismemberment and murder of a woman he forced into sex work.

A man in California sentenced to two decades in jail after he extorted explicit images from a minor girl then coerced her to having sex, officials said.

Lord Louis Mountbatten was a member of the U.K.'s royal family, but was also an accused pedophile whose crimes weren't known for decades.

A former employee of Safeway in Colorado accused of masturbating onto food items while at work.

Police in Arizona say they arrested a serial rapist who was a retired cop. Efforts to ease the backlog of rape kits led to DNA identifying the suspect.

A sex offender in Louisiana attempted to assault a woman in a laundromat. Then, she grabbed his knife and stabbed him to death, police said.

An Elvis impersonator was arrested after authorities claim they found him with a naked 16-year-old girl in a Pennsylvania motel.

Texas man allegedly posed as a minor and planned to meet up with a child predator for sex but then fatally shot him, police said.

Several women were raped in Virginia in 1991, but their cases went cold. DNA helped police solve the case and the attacker was sent to prison,

Man in Florida accused of driving to Ohio to pick up teen girl he met online with plans of hiding her in his home until he married her.

Texas man accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl, but victim's mom says he's an 'idiot, but not a sexual predator,' cops say.

An Idaho man 'snapped,' killing a teenager and his family after the teen allegedly exposed himself to the man's children.

The victim of a sex offender punched the criminal in the face following sentencing, believing it was enough.

A Houston deputy working off-duty at nightclub offered to take woman home. Now, he has pleaded guilty to attempting to rape her.

A Florida man is accused of attacking a woman and a girl a week apart after meeting the two separately on a dating app, police announced. He faces numerous counts.

A man in Missouri has been accused of littering in the street and then reportedly attacking the person trying to clean up after him with a shovel.

A man in Las Vegas has been accused of killing his roommate and then keeping her body in closet for two months, officials said.

A former gymnastics coach in New Jersey has been accused and charged with sexually assaulting three former teen students he coached.

A youth pastor in South Carolina has been accused of setting up a camera in the restroom and recording girls showering at church, officials said.

A middle school teacher and high school baseball coach in Iowa has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after attempting to have sex with 14-year-old girl.

A convicted sex offender in Illinois smothered a high school freshman to death and then disposed of her body in a dumpster, authorities claim.

A girls basketball coach in South Carolina is accused of criminal sexual conduct with a player, assaulting student, authorities said.

A former teacher admitted she had a sexual relationship with a male middle school student she taught while employed at his school in Ohio, authorities said.

A correctional guard in Kansas is accused of having a sexual relationship with a juvenile inmate, according to a report. She was arrested and charged.

A softball coach in Texas is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a young girl, authorities said. Now, he faces criminal charges.

A staff member at a school district in Oklahoma was arrested after she was accused of having “inappropriate communication” with a student, authorities said.

A man in Louisiana faces more than 2,000 child porn charges, police said. The suspect was taken into custody at the end of November, officials said.

A former youth minister in Ohio faces more than 200 charges amid allegations of possession of child pornography. He was arrested in Alabama.

A basketball coach in the Los Angeles area is accused of sexually abusing a minor, police said. Any other victims are asked to contact the authorities.

A suspect in Ohio is accused of kissing a 12-year-old girl at a Dave and Buster's, police said. He tried to say the child kissed him first, officials noted.

A man in Colorado was arrested and charge after a teen said she was taken to an apartment and assaulted, police said. The suspect drove the victim to the location.

Police in Ohio said they arrested a man after an 11-year-old girl said he touched her inside a vacant home. She was released after posting bail.

An elementary school custodian in Alabama is behind bars after investigators allegedly found images of nude minors on his digital devices, authorities said.

A security guard at a school in California is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student, police said. The suspect was arrested in recent days.

A chiropractor doctor in Idaho is accused of putting a hidden camera in a changing area. Police warned there could be more victims in the case.

A foster parent in Kentucky is accused of having a relationship with a teen, according to a report. The victim had video recordings of the encounters.

Police in Tennessee said a man sexually harassed two women at a church playground. When police arrived, they saw the suspect performing a sex act.

A teen in California said a man touched her as she walked to school. Police said they are worried there are more victims as the suspect worked as a delivery driver.

A man in Pennsylvania faces several charges after he believed he was paying a teen for sex, but it was actually an undercover cop, authorities said.

A dance instructor in Pennsylvania is accused of putting a hidden camera in a studio's bathroom, police said. The camera was hidden as a cellphone charging block.

A man faces public indecency charges after exposing himself at two different Georgia stores a month apart, police said. One was a Kohl's the other a Hobby Lobby.

A child was sexually abused inside a bathroom stall at a Chicago McDonald's, police said. The suspect was arrested at the scene and also attacked a security guard.